KP Capital Partners’ portfolio company Autokiniton Global Group (AGG), a North American supplier of metal-formed components and assemblies to the automotive industry, is to acquire Tower International, a manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies, tor USD31 per share in cash. The all-cash transaction represents a 70 per
Sovereign Capital Partners’ portfolio company Arachas Corporate Brokers (Arachas), an insurance brokerage operating in Ireland, has acquired Murray & Spelman. This is the fourth acquisition Arachas has made since Sovereign backed the management buy-out of the business in July 2017, and secures Arachas’ position as the largest independent broking group
The latest research from eFront shows that reaching the hurdle rate – traditionally set at 8 per cent – remains a significant challenge for venture capital funds and, to a lesser extent, LBO funds. Looking at the distribution of historical internal rates of return (IRRs) delivered by LBO and VC
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist European financial services private equity firm and active investor, has sold Ellisphere, a French business intelligence company that specialises in data and analytics, to Andera Partners, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance. The exit comes after just two years since AnaCap’s initial investment and will generate
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, an lifestyle brand centred around food and wine, has secured an investment by a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (ARES). Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. Since its founding in 2005, Cooper’s Hawk has built the world’s
Vista Equity Partners (Vista), an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, has completed fundraising for Vista Equity Endeavor Fund II. The Fund was significantly oversubscribed from a diverse group of limited partners and closed at its hard-cap of USD850 million. Vista’s Endeavor platform now manages over
Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of Preferred Compounding Corporation (Preferred Compounding) to HEXPOL (STO:HPOL-B). Headquartered in Copley, OH, Preferred is a leading provider of proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds, including strips, slabs, pellets, and calendered sheet end forms. The Company maintains relationships
Sixpoint Partners has announced the successful closing of Incline Elevate Fund with USD314.5 million of total capital commitments. The Fund, which is the fifth investment vehicle and first fund extension vehicle for Incline Equity Partners (Incline), easily surpassed its initial hard cap of USD300 million after only two months of
Inverness Graham Investments, a lower middle market private investment firm, has raised USD415 million for Inverness Graham Investments IV (IGI-IV), eclipsing its USD300 million target and meeting its hard cap in less than four months. The firm did not use a placement agent. IGI-IV will continue its strategy of acquiring high
Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners’ (CORE) portfolio company Prototek has acquired Cal-X, a provider of precision machining and sheet metal fabrication rapid prototyping services. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Cal-X offers rapid prototyping and short-run production services through its wide
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